“We all need something to struggle against and to struggle for. The aim in life is not to avoid struggles, but to have the right ones; not to avoid worry, but care about the right things; not to live without fear, but to confront worthy fears with force and passion.” – Eric Greitens Have you...Read More

Callie (1), a mother of two and member of BSP NOVA, is a bad mother. She isn’t good enough—not as a mother, as a teacher, or in most areas of her life. Sorry, that’s all a lie. Well, not the part about her being a mother and member of BSP NOVA, but the negative descriptions...Read More

Lily (not her real name), a member of BSP NOVA, has been struggling. The current COVID-19 situation had, like it has for most of us, significantly impacted her life and routine. Some days were good, other days bad. She felt lost. When she was working, she felt a sense of purpose and meaning in what...Read More

It’s safe to say we’ve all already been effected by this pandemic. And I don’t want to scare you, but some folks are going to come out the other end in a real bad spot… worse than they were coming in. Not directly from the Coronavirus, but because of the choices that they made in...Read More

“Don’t be ashamed to need help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and need a comrade to pull you up? So what?” -Marcus Aurelius In the spring of 2015, the spring break of my junior year at JMU, I was sitting on the coach...Read More

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” -Mark Twain If I asked you, “Did you know that Australia is a continent?” then you’d most likely answer “yes” with ease.   What if I asked you this: “How do you know Australia...Read More

Before we get to this tale, do you remember a few weeks ago we talked about the idea that we change best by feeling good? Anyone having a hard time feeling good about ANYTHING right now?!? Well, today I’ve got an old Cherokee tale for you… and it’s as timely as ever: All of our...Read More

“Anything worth worrying about is worth problem solving.” -Dr. Reid Wilson The world is a little crazy at the moment, huh? With COVID-19 spreading like it is, and life getting flipped upside down as it is—well, it’s easier than ever to worry, to be riddled with anxiety, to let our minds wander into scary territory...Read More

This past week kicked off our second annual March for Gold Spring Fitness Challenge! https://www.instagram.com/p/B8zCEBZnNim/ … and a magical thing happens for many-a-member throughout this challenge: They go from struggling to get to the gym 2-3 times per week on a consistent basis, to crushing upwards of 4-6 sessions every week for the entire month....Read More

We’ve all heard it before—likely even said it before: Change is hard! But but today I want to share a different approach with you.   Change that feels… GOOD! 😃   If you’re feeling overwhelmed with accomplishing your health and fitness goals—feeling like it’s an either/or between yourself and work… We can help… We’d love...Read More